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Guide to '''Caribbean ancestry, family history, and genealogy''': birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records. | |||
{| | {{about|the ancestry from the regions group of islands|the indigenous inhabitants of Caribbean region and people of Caribbean descent|Wikipedia:Caribbean people|the body of water surrounding them|Wikipedia:Caribbean Sea|}} | ||
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[[ | *[[Anguilla Genealogy|Anguilla]] (United Kingdom [[WikiPedia:British Overseas Territories|BOT]]) | ||
| | *[[Antigua and Barbuda Genealogy|Antigua and Barbuda]] | ||
*[[Aruba Genealogy|Aruba]] (formerly [[The Netherlands Antilles|Netherlands Antilles]]) | *[[Aruba Genealogy|Aruba]] (formerly [[The Netherlands Antilles|Netherlands Antilles]]) | ||
*[[Bahamas Genealogy|Bahamas]] | |||
*[[Barbados Genealogy|Barbados]] | *[[Barbados Genealogy|Barbados]] | ||
*[[Bonaire Genealogy|Bonaire]] ( | *[[Bonaire Genealogy|Bonaire]] (BES Islands, formerly [[The Netherlands Antilles|Netherlands Antilles]]) | ||
*[[British Virgin Islands Genealogy|British Virgin Islands]] (United Kingdom BOT) | |||
*[[Cayman Islands Genealogy|Cayman Islands]] (United Kingdom BOT) | |||
*[[Cuba Genealogy|Cuba]] | |||
*[[Curaçao Genealogy|Curaçao]] (formerly [[The Netherlands Antilles|Netherlands Antilles]]) | *[[Curaçao Genealogy|Curaçao]] (formerly [[The Netherlands Antilles|Netherlands Antilles]]) | ||
*[[Dominica Genealogy|Dominica]] | *[[Dominica Genealogy|Dominica]] | ||
*[[Dominican Republic Genealogy|Dominican Republic]] | |||
*[[Grenada Genealogy|Grenada]] | *[[Grenada Genealogy|Grenada]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Guadeloupe, France Genealogy|Guadeloupe]] (French Antilles, France) | ||
*[[Haiti Genealogy|Haiti]] | |||
*[[Jamaica Genealogy|Jamaica]] | |||
*[[Martinique, France Genealogy|Martinique]] (French Antilles, France) | *[[Martinique, France Genealogy|Martinique]] (French Antilles, France) | ||
*[[Montserrat Genealogy|Montserrat]] (United Kingdom BOT) | |||
*[[Puerto Rico Genealogy|Puerto Rico]] (United States) | |||
*[[Saba Genealogy|Saba]] (BES Islands, formerly [[The Netherlands Antilles|Netherlands Antilles]]) | |||
*[[Saint Barthelemy Genealogy|Saint Barthélemy]] (French Antilles, France) | |||
*[[Saint Kitts and Nevis Genealogy|Saint Kitts and Nevis]] | |||
*[[Saint Lucia Genealogy|Saint Lucia]] | *[[Saint Lucia Genealogy|Saint Lucia]] | ||
*[[Saint Martin Island]] | |||
**[[Saint Martin Genealogy|Saint Martin]] (French Antilles, France, northern 60% of the island) | |||
**[[Sint Maarten Genealogy|Sint Maarten]] ([[Wikipedia:Caribbean Netherlands|BES Islands]], formerly [[The Netherlands Antilles|Netherlands Antilles]], southern 40% of the island) | |||
*[[Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Genealogy|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines]] | *[[Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Genealogy|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines]] | ||
* | *[[Sint Eustatius Genealogy|Sint Eustatius]] (BES Islands, formerly [[The Netherlands Antilles|Netherlands Antilles]]) | ||
* | *[[Trinidad and Tobago Genealogy|Trinidad and Tobago]] | ||
| | *[[Turks and Caicos Islands Genealogy|Turks and Caicos Islands]] (United Kingdom BOT) | ||
*[[U.S. Virgin Islands Genealogy|U.S. Virgin Islands]] (United States) | |||
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===For Further Reading=== | ===For Further Reading=== | ||
*Auger, F.R.; Gordon, S.C.; Hall, D.G.; and Reckord, M. ''The Making of the West Indies.'' London: Low & Brydone Ltd., 1960. | *Auger, F.R.; Gordon, S.C.; Hall, D.G.; and Reckord, M. ''The Making of the West Indies.'' London: Low & Brydone Ltd., 1960. | ||
*Baker, E.C. ''A Guide to Records in the Leeward Islands.'' Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 1965. | *Baker, E.C. ''A Guide to Records in the Leeward Islands.'' Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 1965. | ||
*Baker, E.C. ''A Guide to Records in the Windward Islands.'' Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 1968. | *Baker, E.C. ''A Guide to Records in the Windward Islands.'' Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 1968. | ||
*Burns, Sir Alan. ''History of the British West Indies.'' London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd., 1954. | *Burns, Sir Alan. ''History of the British West Indies.'' London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd., 1954. | ||
*''Caribbean Archives Conference.'' Report of the Caribbean Archives Conference Held at The University of the West Indies Mona, Jamaica. September 20-27, 1965. Kingston, Government Printer, 1965. | *''Caribbean Archives Conference.'' Report of the Caribbean Archives Conference Held at The University of the West Indies Mona, Jamaica. September 20-27, 1965. Kingston, Government Printer, 1965. | ||
*Platt, Lyman D. ''Genealogical Historical Guide to Latin America.'' Detroit: Gale Research Co., 1978. | |||
*Platt, Lyman D. ''Genealogical Historical Guide to Latin America.'' Detroit: Gale Research Co., 1978.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: West Indies,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1999.</ref> | |||
== References == | |||
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[[Category:Countries in the Caribbean]] | [[Category:Countries in the Caribbean]] | ||
Revision as of 09:54, 19 January 2019
Guide to Caribbean ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.
This article is about the ancestry from the regions group of islands. For the indigenous inhabitants of Caribbean region and people of Caribbean descent, see Wikipedia:Caribbean people. For the body of water surrounding them, see Wikipedia:Caribbean Sea.
The island countries located in the Caribbean are:[edit | edit source]
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For Further Reading[edit | edit source]
- Auger, F.R.; Gordon, S.C.; Hall, D.G.; and Reckord, M. The Making of the West Indies. London: Low & Brydone Ltd., 1960.
- Baker, E.C. A Guide to Records in the Leeward Islands. Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 1965.
- Baker, E.C. A Guide to Records in the Windward Islands. Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 1968.
- Burns, Sir Alan. History of the British West Indies. London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd., 1954.
- Caribbean Archives Conference. Report of the Caribbean Archives Conference Held at The University of the West Indies Mona, Jamaica. September 20-27, 1965. Kingston, Government Printer, 1965.
- Platt, Lyman D. Genealogical Historical Guide to Latin America. Detroit: Gale Research Co., 1978.[1]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: West Indies,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1999.